Flytrap



Nov. 6 1923. 1,473,538 R.A.BAKKE FLYTRAP Filed Jun'e 14. 1922 Peented Nov. W23,

REIER A. BAKKE, OF REDTOP, MINNESOTA.

Application filerl June 14, 1922 Serial No. 568,181.

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Be it known that Rninn BAKKE, a citizen ofithe United States of America, residing at Redtop, in the count)r of Aitkin and 5 State of Minnesota, has invented new and useful Improvements in Flytraps, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the inventiton'is to provide a simple and efiicient fiy trap for house- 10 hold use; and With this: object in view the invention consists in a construction and conibination of parts of which a preferred embodinient is shown in the accompanying dr'avv'ings, Whereim- Figure 1 is a perspective view of ay device einbodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View of the same.

The device consists essentially of a base 20 10 and a spring supported followor' 11 niounted upon the base, the .springs 12 which nornially and yeldingly inaintfain the base and follower in spaced relation being of looped form, secured at their lower ends to 25 the base and having' their upper free ends fitted reinovably in keepers 13 on the upper surface of the follower.

In practice the inner or facing surfaces of the base and foliowe-r or one of them should be baited by the application thereto of av sweet'material such as molasses or its equiif'alent attractive to. flies and when w 'the flies have ammumulated to the desired extent on said surfaces the follower may be actuated by a sharp blow or stroke of the 2.

hand or a. suitable implement to depress it in opposition to1 the supporting Springs into contact Wth the surface of the base so las to crush and destroy the: fiies.

The detaohabiltT followe'r enzables the of the springs from the surfaces of the parts to be readily cleaned and -scraped preparatory to a. second baiting.

Having described the invention, what clamed as new and useful is As an article of manufacture a fly trap consistin-g of a base carrying laterally looped Springs, and

a follo-Wer plate having keepers for receiving the free ends of said Springs and being` thereby normally' and ture.

REIER A. BAKKE. 

